Chicken-perch.



G. C. JAMES. vGHIGKBN P23011.

K APPLICATION FILED APR.13,1909.

974,386. A Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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G. C'. Jazzces v l A w7/ fltliouwspl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. JAMES, F FAIRMONT, NEBRASKA.

CHICKEN-PERCH.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. JAMES, citizen of the United States,residing at Fairmont, in the county of Fillmore and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chicken-Perches, ofwhich the following is a specification.

In the housing of chickens and other fowls, it is well known thatdifficulty is eX- perienced in providing sanitary perches and such aswill prevent the fowls from becoming infested with vermin.

This invention has for its object to provide a perch simple inconstruction and which will carry a disinfectant, the vapors of which oncoming in contact with the fowls will insure their sanitary condition.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing one adaptation of the invention;Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of one of the tubes employed; Fig.3 is a perspective view of my improved perch; and, Fig. 4 is a side viewshowing another application of the invention.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, my improved perch comprises two pairs of bars1 of wood or other material, pivotally connected together at one end bybolts 2, the said pairs being transversely spaced from each other asshown. The bars of one pair are connected to the corresponding bars ofthe other pair by pipes 3, fastened near their ends to the bars 1 as byhook bolts 4 or other fastening means. One end of each pipe 3 is closedby a screw cap 5 and the opposite end is provided with an elbow 6 and aplug 7,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13, 1909. Serial No. 489,561.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

best illustrated in Fig. 2, which may be removed at any time for theintroduction of a disinfectant or other vermin exterminator. The pipes 3are provided intermediate of the bars l with small holes as shown at 8.The evaporation of the disinfectant through the holes 8, coming incontact with the fowls will insure the extermination of any vermin. Whenthe disinfectant has entirely evaporated, the pipes may be easilyrefilled by removing the plugs 7.

In the adaptation of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the perch is shownwith one end resting upon the floor and the other eXtremity fastenedagainst the wall as at 10. This may be found to be a more convenient useof my invention.

It will be clear that this perch, when not in use, may be foldedtogether occupying a minimum space for storage.

As disclosed in the drawings, it will be noted that the pipes 3 are sosecured to the bars l as to be rotatable thereon. Therefore, as saidbars are collapsed or extended, as in Fig. 4 of the drawing forinstance, the pipes 3 may be turned so that the apertures 8 will be keptuppermost. In this way the disinfectant or other vermin exterminator,contained in the pipes, will bc prevented from spilling or wasting.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A roost for fowls comprising supporting bars, tubes rotatably mountedthereon and running at right angles to said bars, and bolts extendingthrough the bars and adapted to encircle the tubes near their ends, saidtubes being provided intermediate of their ends with apertures andadapted to carry a disinfectant or the like.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE C. JAMES. [Ls] Witnesses:

ALBERT I-IoL'rz, HoRA'rIo S. SIMPSON.

